Chess960 puzzles: Deflection

Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.

All themes Mate in 1: find the move after which the enemy king has no escape.Mate in 2: the first move creates an unstoppable threat, the second delivers mate.Mate in 3: a forced sequence that ends in checkmate.Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.Skewer: a valuable piece is forced to move, exposing the one behind it.Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.Double attack: one move creates two threats at once.Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.Back rank: the king is trapped behind its own pawns — use that.Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.Winning tactic: there is a move that gains a decisive advantage — find it.Mate: a forcing sequence that ends the game — the king has no escape.Mate in 4: a forced checkmate in four moves — every reply is covered.Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.Uncastled king: the enemy king is stuck in the centre — punish it before it castles.A piece strikes across the board from its Chess960 starting square.An opening trap from this Chess960 starting position.A fork made possible by the Chess960 piece placement.Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

218 puzzles

Mate in 3: deflection on e6

Shuffle Rating 1993

Mate in 2: deflection on c5

Shuffle Rating 1993

Deflection: bishop to g2 (e4)

Shuffle Rating 1996

Deflection: queen to h4

Shuffle Rating 2003

Deflection: rook to b6 (a6)

Shuffle Rating 2020

Fork: pawn to d6

Shuffle Rating 2023

Deflection: pawn to d6

Shuffle Rating 2026

Fork: knight to f3 (e5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2030

Mate in 3: pin on h8

Shuffle Rating 2032

Deflection: bishop to a7

Shuffle Rating 2035

Deflection: pawn to e6

Shuffle Rating 2037

Deflection: queen to c5 (e7)

Shuffle Rating 2040

Mate in 2: deflection on d6

Shuffle Rating 2054

Mate in 3: deflection on f6

Shuffle Rating 2074

Deflection: pawn to b4

Shuffle Rating 2080

Fork: queen to h2 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 2089

Deflection: bishop to h7 (e4)

Shuffle Rating 2092

Pin: rook to f7 (f1)

Shuffle Rating 2093

Mate in 2: discovered attack on h3 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 2108

Deflection: rook to f2

Shuffle Rating 2108

Deflection: pawn to h5 (h7)

Shuffle Rating 2146

Pin: queen to d7

Shuffle Rating 2150

Deflection: queen to g6 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 2162

Deflection: queen to a2

Shuffle Rating 2189